Rank
|
Sport
|
Career Earnings
|
Athlete
|
1
|
Basketball
|
$1,850,000,000
|
Michael Jordan
|
2
|
Golf
|
$1,700,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
3
|
Golf
|
$1,400,000,000
|
Arnold Palmer
|
4
|
Golf
|
$1,200,000,000
|
Jack Nicklaus
|
5
|
Auto Racing
|
$1,000,000,000
|
Michael Schumacher
|
6
|
Golf
|
$815,000,000
|
Phil Mickelson
|
7
|
Basketball
|
$800,000,000
|
Kobe Bryant
|
7
|
Football
|
$800,000,000
|
David Beckham
|
9
|
Boxing
|
$785,000,000
|
Floyd Mayweather
|
10
|
Basketball
|
$735,000,000
|
Shaquille O'Neal
|
11
|
Basketball
|
$730,000,000
|
LeBron James
|
12
|
Football
|
$725,000,000
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
13
|
Golf
|
$705,000,000
|
Greg Norman
|
14
|
Boxing
|
$700,000,000
|
Mike Tyson
|
15
|
Tennis
|
$675,000,000
|
Roger Federer
|
16
|
Football
|
$600,000,000
|
Lionel Messi
|
17
|
Baseball
|
$575,000,000
|
Alex Rodriguez
|
18
|
NASCAR
|
$525,000,000
|
Jeff Gordon
|
19
|
Boxing
|
$520,000,000
|
Oscar De La Hoya
|
20
|
Boxing
|
$510,000,000
|
Manny Pacquiao
|
21
|
Baseball
|
$490,000,000
|
Derek Jeter
|
22
|
NFL
|
$480,000,000
|
Peyton Manning
|
22
|
Basketball
|
$480,000,000
|
Kevin Garnett
|
24
|
Boxing
|
$475,000,000
|
Evander Holyfield
|
25
|
Tennis
|
$470,000,000
|
Andre Agassi
|
|